Adjustable broiler



Jan. 18, 1949.

G4. KLEIN ADJUSTABLE BROILER Filed Jan. '7, 1948` yOU/PCE H54 T .l lllIlIIllIlI/l Patented Jan." 18,r 1949 .uN-Vree STATES Application January 7, 1948, SeralfNofSTl 2 Claims. (Cl. S19-3.93)

NThs'invention relates to an adjustable broiler of the type lusually incorporated in gas or electric cooking `stoves for cooking food under the open gas flame or by the directly-radiated heat of an electric heating element.

' Oneobject of'the invention is to produce an improved broiler of the type set forth.

A broilerusually includes a pan for receiving grease, juice, etc., which eXude from the food being cooked,' a -grid or :tray positioned on top o-the Ypimfo'r 'supportingsuch food, and means iorfsupporting the broiler in the desired spaced relationship relative to the source of heat. The means for supporting the broiier'is usually inthe naturer of fixed, vertically spaced ledges or tracks which may lbe mounted either yon the vertical side walls-'of fthebroiler compartment, 'or on th'einner facsof the vertical walls 'of fa drawerwhich vis slidably montedinthe broiler compartment.

The -veitiea'i adjustment- 'of the food supporting grid' by 'selectively positioning thedrip pan .on oi'e or' another of `the `vertically spaced tracks is lIixr'rite'cl by the spacing of the tracks and while tii'sfis satisfactory for most purposes, it is sometimesdesirable Ato have a .nicer adjustment of thefood'relative 'to the source of heat; For eX- ample, it may be that when the `pan is supported orr er1-e! of th'eftracks, fthe food on the grid-will be toonear to the source of heat, and it may beithat positie!ling-,f-theV drip pan lon a .lower track will inoveithefood vtoo tar .rfrom the source of heat. ft is, therefore, avffurther object offthe-finven tion" to` zproducewaibrdiler :assembly by `meansof whichfithe position ofwth'e oodi're'l'ative to the source offbeatl canine morenicely adjusted without increasing thenuxnber ofsupporting tracks and'awithoutspacing the tracks toofclose to each other. 'A still vfurther :object tof thewi-nyention :is to atta-inthe improvedadjustment `described without amareciablyadding to ithe .'eost 'of Amanufactuevof irthewbroiler.

These and .other robjeets -are :attained -by my invention-assetiorth in the following specication 'and as illustrated in the accompanying` drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a transverse vertical sectional view of a broiler assembly embodying my invention, with the food supporting grid shown in its upper position relative to the drip pan.

f Fig-211s asimilar View .with the .grid shown-in. its flower position. relative to the drip pan, Fig,A S3 is atei Plan Yview ,ofthe drip panwith.V the gridfrernoved-- y Fig? 4 isha .topplan View irom'thegdrippan. t y

Fig. 5zis a fragmentary vertical sectionalview showingdetaiis voi construction. 1 l

In Fia Lof the drawingsythevertical side Iwallstwmay b efthefs-ide-wallsfot abroiler compartment provided-inthe strueturewof` a cooking Stove,l 01

- they may be thefvert-icalside `.vv-allsof a removable broiler drawer-which is-.slidably mounted in the broiler compartment `in any .well known manner. Iin Y any .event, the side-walls, ,l (lareV l.provided :with juxtaposed, horizontallyr registering pai-rso fined, vertically` spaced ledges- .oritracks 4,3 `l A, .I Band.' 1 6, which extendirom their-ont,f or doorl end, of the broiler towards ,the back .-wal1 --ther eof,. The yertically spaced Vtracks .are adapted to be engaged by .thesideanges .lasci .the drippan .l8.,t'o .sup.. port the. drip pan .at..the..desired point relativeto. the sourceofheat, as--shownin Fig. `l.

vAccording to my invention, Iproduoe improved means .wherebythe position Loflfthe, oodvrelatifve" to tnescurceof. heat maybe adjustedwilth greater n-ieety. than, 'canine eiectedvby .the speci. tracks 1,3,.14 and i5. As best illustrated' in' Figi'l of lthedrawing, I provide the drip pan vliijwith inverted T-shapedgbosses 2l which project ifi.; wardly from the sii'fe .wall AV2.2 ofthe .drip pan l and with 'the Abosses "2'4 which project irivjardy. trom. the opposite `side wa1126 of thed Een# The. vbosses 2J .aridZllV are preferablyvstriick 'up from .theirespective 'walls of the pan, aiid'tleir transverse heads Iare disposed close to `tl'lebottorn ofthedrip pan. ;"l1so, ,the`A bosses `2! are outbf alignment with the bosses 24,as'best shown in Fig. 2. -The grid is. preferably vunclulated,A asshoyvn in Fig.Y 1, and is provided withbpenings toVv l'ow grease, jnice,.etc., to fall into the drip pan. V nAlsoi the "length 'and width of the'grid li's such that, in the absence of the bosses 2'I and 24,- the'grid y"20 w'i'l'lpass freely downwardlyl between 'the'fvert al Walls' 'ofthe .drip pan. y' l V' f In order' to permit adjustment of the gjid re tiV'e to the 'bottom ofthe dripah, thlgi is provided with notches 28 and 30 which are large enough to permit the stems, but not the transverse heads, of the inverted T-shaped bosses 2| of .the grid *removed- 3 and 24 to pass freely therethrough. It will be noted that the notches 28 and 3l! are out of alignment with each other and that they register with the side bosses 2| and 24 in one position of the grid, and are out of registration with said bosses when the position of the vgrid is reversed, end to end.

Operation When it is desired to locate the grid near the bottom of the drip pan, the grid is so held above the pan that the notches 28 are in registration with the bosses 2l, and the notches 30 arein reg,- istration with the bosses y24. The grid-.2!)vr is Vnow lowered so to cause the stems of the inverted T-shaped bosses to pass upwardly through the corresponding notches 28 and 30 until the grid comes to rest on the transverse heads of fthe K 2. This lowers the grid bosses, as shown in Fig. and the food thereon relative to the sourceof heat, without changing pan itself relative to the walls lll.

When it is desired to raise the-food relative to the source of heat, without changing the position of the drip pan relative ment walls I0, the position of the grid is reversed longitudinally, or end to end, relativev to the drip pan so that the notches 28 and 30 will be out of registration with the stems of the inverted T-shaped bosses 2l and 24. Therefore when the grid is lowered marginal portions thereof will come to vrest on the upper ends of the stems of the inverted T-shaped bosses. In this position, theigrid will be raised relative to the bottom of the drip pan, as shown in Fig. 1, thus bringing the food on the grid closer to the sourceof heat without changing the position of the pan itself.

The grid is also provided with largeend notches 34 which permit grasping of the grid by hand or by means of a suitable tool. As best shown in Figs. l, 3 and 5, the bottom of the drip pan slopes gently, from back to front, and from left to right, or to the lower, righthand corner as viewed in Fig. 3. Also, the front end of the drip pan` is provided with a gutter 36 which flares progressively, from left to right, and terminates in a well 38 for collectionof grease, juice, etc., which may fall into the drip pan from the food being cooked.

' It will be noted ranged diagonally so that, regardless of whether the grid is in the position of Fig. 1 or of Fig. 2,

, one-of the notches 34 will register with the well 38. The notches 34 are large enough to permit the use of a spoon or ladle for basting the food on the grid with the juices collected in the well 38.-

It will be noted that, when the grid is to be moved to the lower position of Fig. 2, the' engagement of the stems of the inverted T-shaped bosses with the notches 30 and 3l guides the grid to a position of rest on the transverse horizontal portions of the bosses.`

Having thus described my invention, `what I claim. is: ,3 ,1. For use invan oven, a cooking device including a drip pan having vertical side and end walls and a bottom wall, said drip pan being adapted to be mounted in said ovenv in vertically adjustable relation relative to a source of heat, a grid forl supporting lfood to be cooked above the bottom the position of the drip.

to the broiler compartonto the drip pan, thek that the notches 34 are arof said drip pan, said grid being of a size to pass freely between the vertical walls of said drip pan, and means for varying the height of said grid relative to said source of heat, without changing the position of said drip pan, said means including a pair of inverted T-shaped bosses projecting inwardly from each of two opposite vertical walls o said drip pan, with the bosses on .one of said walls out of alignment with the other pair of said bosses. the transverse heads` of said bosses being near the bottom of said drip pan and the ends of the stems of said bosses being near the top of said drip panggsaid gridf'having notches in corretion,

the stems of'said bosses register with and pass `through saidk notches and said grid occupies a sponding walls thereof;v s'aid ntche's 'crresponding, respectively, to said bosses and being large 'enough to permit passage of only the stems of the bosses but not the transverse heads thereof whereby when said grid is lowered, in one positowards the bottom wall of said drip pan,

4 position in close proximity to the bottom of said end `to end, in reversed when said grid is lowered, position, toward the bottom wall of said dripjpan, said stems of said bosses, are out of registration withsaid `notches and said grid is supported by said stems ynear the topoi said drip pan, said drip pan having a bottom well formed near a corner thereof for. collecting liquids exuded from the food being cooked, and said grid having diagonally opposite corner notches one of which registers-with said Wellin 'either positionof the grid relative to the drip pan. p f 2. For use in an oven, a cooking device including a drip pan having vertical side yandend walls and a bottom wall, said drip pan being adapted to be mounted in said oven in vertically adjustable relation yrelative to a sour-ce of heat, a grid for supporting food -to be cookedl above the bottom of said drip pan, said grid being of a size to pass freelyv between the vertical walls of said drip pan, and means for varying theheight of said grid'relative to said source of heat, without changing' the position of` said drip pan, said means including a pair of inverted T-shaped bosses projecting inwardly from each of two opposite vvertical Walls of saiddrip pan, with the bosses on. oneof said walls out of alignment with the other pairof said bosses, the 4transverse head of said bosses being near the bottom of said drip pan andthe ends of the stems of said bosses being near the top of said having` notches in corresponding walls thereof, said notches corresponding, respectively, to said bosses and being large enough to permit passage of only'the' stems of the bosses but not of .the transverse heads thereof whereby when said grid is'vlowered, in one position, towards the-bottom wall of said drip pan; the stems of said bosses register with and pass through said notches and said grid occupies 'a position in close proximity to the bottom of said drip pan, and whereby whensaid grid is lowered, inend to end reversed position,`toward the bottom wall of said drip pan, said stems of said bosses, are' out of registration with said notches and said grid is supported by said stems near the top of said drip pan.

V GUSTAV No references cited.

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